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Engaging community women’s groups to improve maternal health care delivery in Cross River: Implementation research report

Women’s groups are associated with increased access to health services and improved health outcomes in low- and middle-income settings). In Nigeria and elsewhere, little is known about the effectiveness of existing women’s meeting forums or networks in raising awareness on maternal health and service options and promoting healthcare-seeking behaviors. This implementation research study was embedded within the broader Ending Eclampsia project being conducted in three states and focused on a community intervention in one state, in areas where the facility interventions were active.

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Autonomy, intimate partner violence, and maternal health-seeking behavior: Findings from mixed-methods analysis in Nigeria

In Nigeria, maternal health-seeking behaviors are influenced by numerous interrelated factors. Little research exists on how gender dynamics and norms, including acceptability of various forms of intimate partner violence against women (IPVAW), may influence women’s decision-making autonomy, health-seeking behavior, and overall well-being.

This brief highlights quantitative and qualitative findings on the relationship between women’s autonomy and IPVAW acceptability and maternal health seeking behaviors in Nigeria.

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Findings from post-intervention analysis of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia in Kogi State, Nigeria

This study brief describes a pre/post, cross-sectional design with both qualitative and quantitative data collected at baseline (2015) and endline (2018). Data collection activities include in-depth interviews with policy makers, survivors of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (PE/E), and laboratory workers; focus group discussions with men and women from the community; and surveys and observations of client-provider interactions to assess provider capacity in antenatal care and facility readiness and capacity to identify, treat, and manage PE/E at the primary and secondary levels.

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Findings from post-intervention analysis of pre-eclampsia/eclampsia in Ebonyi State, Nigeria

This study briefs describes a pre/post, cross-sectional design with qualitative and quantitative data collected at baseline (2015) and endline (2018). Data collection activities include in-depth interviews with policy makers, survivors of PE/E and laboratory professionals; focus group discussions  with men and women from the community; and surveys and observations to assess provider capacity in antenatal care and facility readiness and capacity to identify, treat, and manage pre-eclampsia and eclampsia at the primary and secondary levels.

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Findings from post-intervention analysis of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in Cross River State, Nigeria

Maternal and newborn deaths due to pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (PE/E) are preventable, yet in Nigeria this is the most significant direct cause of maternal mortality. Following a landscape analysis to better understand the enormity of this problem across seven states in Nigeria, a cross-cutting intervention was implemented in Cross River, Ebonyi, and Kogi states. Researchers worked with primary health care (PHC) providers, policy makers, women’s groups, and community members to increase uptake of underutilized interventions and commodities for the prevention and treatment of PE/E in rural Nigeria. Follow-up analysis occurred in each state.

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Primary Health Care-Preeclampsia/Eclampsia Plus Model

Between 2008 and 2014, the Council conducted an implementation research study to evaluate task shifting around the prevention, detection, and management of pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (PE/E) at the primary health care (PHC) level, hereby defined as the PHC PE/E Core Model. The study showed that not only were PHC providers effectively able to carry out this task, but maternal mortality in the intervention group decreased. Core model components included training PHC providers on detection and management of PE/E, administration of a loading dose of MgSO4, referral of women to secondary facilities for monitoring, and reinforcing proper detection and management of PE/E at secondary facilities.

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Engaging women’s groups for improved uptake of antenatal services in Cross River State, Nigeria: An analysis of post-intervention findings

The Ending Eclampsia project aimed to understand the potential of underutilized and promising interventions that increase access to services, particularly improving community referral systems. In Nigeria’s Cross River State, this study tested the feasibility of women’s group leaders delivering health information for PE/E, referral, and other antenatal care (ANC) services to their peers, to increasing access to quality maternal and newborn health services.

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Assessing the feasibility and acceptability of community health extension workers to treat hypertension associated with pregnancy: An analysis of post-intervention findings

This study tested the feasibility of tasking community health extension workers (CHEWs) with detecting and managing hypertension, and prescribing an oral antihypertensive drug – alpha methyldopa (aldomet) – at primary health care (PHC) facilities as part of a package of care for women with pre-eclampsia/eclampsia (PE/E). This evaluation measured improvements in knowledge retention and increases in early detection, prevention, and management of PE/E.

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